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“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... be considered “low ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile
Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
Apgar scores < 7 ... score remains low ... there is increased risk ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #APGAR
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
physicians to identify low-risk ... empiric antibiotic treatment ... 92.0% and 46.9% #Diagnosis ... EBM #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
purposes of this algorithm ... effusion, or z scores ... echo is positive, treatment ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Kawasaki
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... diabetic as you risk ... both conditions, low ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
vancomycin (if SSTI or port ... acid, high LDH, low ... mg/dL or > 25 % rise ... high d-dimer, low ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
- differential diagnosis ... #Pruritus #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Hemodialysis ... #Uremic #Uremia ... #Management #Nephrology